THE ROLE OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES

Advances in information technology and telecommunications are opening up the possibility of transforming the capture, application and dissemination of information on transport operations and road traffic, at the same time as growing congestion makes accurate and timely information more valuable than ever to users and managers. Because of open access to road networks, public authorities are bound to intervene in the field of travel information: in the provision of infrastructure, the handling of the information, the licensing of services, and the regulation of users affecting safety or social well-being. The paper discusses these roles and the levels at which they may be exercised, with particular reference to standardisation issues in Europe and internationally. (Author/TRRL) (Author/TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • O'Neill, P
• Publication Date: 1990

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 313-28
• Serial:
  • Transportation (Netherlands)
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
  • ISSN: 0049-4488

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver information systems; Networks; Planning; Roads; Route choice; Routing; Standardization; Technological innovations; Telecommunications; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Guidance; Road networks
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• ITRD Terms: 8034: Europe; 9104: Guidance; 699: Itinerary; 143: Planning; 1053: Road network; 9072: Selection; 9075: Standardization; 3855: Technology; 9117: Telecommunication; 1255: Vehicle
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00623748
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1992 12:00AM